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2009 Multicultural Conference at the Big Tent
The 2009 National Multicultural Conference was held June 11-13 as part of the Big Tent in Atlanta. We hope you were able to join us for this exciting, spirit-filled event! Participants worshiped together, connected and networked at meals, and were equipped for multicultural ministry in various workshops and plenary sessions. You can read more about the conference here:
Participants come together for worship at the Big Tent. Photo by Erin Dunigan Pitching a Big Tent in our multicultural neighborhood
How, not if, is multicultural ministry question, conference planners say
Keep it Simple, Stupid
Clear vision, faith in God’s plan, are keys to multicultural outreach, Chesnut tells Big Tent gathering
What comes after vision
Prayer unlocks strategic planning, multicultural church experts say
Spinning the multicultural church web
Celebrating diversity and confessing stereotyping is key, Jin Kim says |
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Gathering All Nations: A Multicultural Worship Service and International Dinner
By Jane Esterline
Attendees participate in worship. On World Communion Sunday, October 5, 2008, 480 people from across the Presbytery of Chicago filled the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church of Evanston and joined in worship and fellowship. This gathering celebrated the good news of our common ministry in a multicultural Church. The service began with a procession representing 20 countries continued with many cultural expressions for witnessing to the expansive love of God. Multicultural worship is at ease in incorporating symbols, music and worship patterns from around the world and around the block. [Read more] |
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2008 multicultural events |
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The Multicultural Youth Conference
July 3-6, 2008
Mo-Ranch Conference Center, Hunt, Texas
“But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors, brought them out, and said, ‘Go, stand in the temple and tell the people the whole message about this life.’ ” (Jeremiah 1:4-10)
A record number of attendees, “The Matrix,” small groups and Mo-lympics combined to make this year’s Multi-Cultural Youth Conference at Mo-Ranch Conference Center a success. For the first time, the conference included churches outside the Synod of the Sun, resulting in approximately 180 enthusiastic participants and marking the beginning of an exciting partnership between Mo Ranch, the Joint Ethnic Councils of the Synod of the Sun and the National Office of Multicultural Ministries. [Read more] |
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2008 National Multicultural Conference
San Antonio, Texas
April 10–13, 2008
Hilton San Antonio Airport
A look back
Now that you are home, let us thank you with a deep sense of appreciation for your participation in this Ninth Multicultural Church Conference. We truly hope that you enjoyed every minute of the event, and while the conference may not have answered every question you had, we sincerely pray that we helped you in finding some answers as you continue to journey side by side with us in this new and sometimes unfamiliar world — a world that God gave birth to and to which God is calling us to serve. [Read more] |
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